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Other (Income) Expense, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2014
Other (Income) Expense, Net | Other (income) expense, net, consists of the following components:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | February 28, |  |  | February 28, |
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Royalty (income), net |  | $ | (433 | ) |  | $ | (848 | ) |  | $ | (824 | ) |  | $ | (1,574 | )
Loss on Brazil operational repositioning |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,087 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,087 |
Loss on Kemrock conversion option |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,030 |
(Income) loss related to unconsolidated equity affiliates |  |  | (920 | ) |  |  | (525 | ) |  |  | (2,454 | ) |  |  | 40,287 |
Other (income) expense, net |  | $ | (1,353 | ) |  | $ | 4,714 |  |  | $ | (3,278 | ) |  | $ | 53,830 |

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